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As lawmakers in Washington discuss how to keep guns out of the hands of disturbed individuals, gun sales are setting records the New York Times reports.
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As lawmakers in Washington discuss how to keep guns out of the hands of disturbed individuals, gun sales are setting records the New York Times reports.
The University of Minnesota is now defending itself against allegations of wasteful spending.
State budget leaders have a message for the University of Minnesota: The money won't come easy.
Following the failure in November of two constitutional amendments championed largely by Republicans, DFL lawmakers now at the Capitol's helm said Thursday they want to make it tougher to put such measures on the ballot.
New year, new faces, same old challenge in the Minnesota Legislature: a state budget that's out of whack.
New year, new faces, same old challenge in the Minnesota Legislature: a state budget that's out of whack.
The House will miss the midnight Monday deadline lawmakers set for voting to avoid the "fiscal cliff."
When the Minnesota Orchestra got $14 million in taxpayer funds to renovate its Minneapolis concert hall, they vouched for its financial stability at the time, citing "three balanced budgets in a row." Now, some lawmakers want a hearing to investigate whether that was truthful.
Democrats taking over the Minnesota Legislature are avoiding bold promises to change the state's constitution after voters decisively rejected two Republican-backed amendments earlier this month.
A battle is underway at the State Capitol between public workers who say they need a raise and lawmakers who wonder if the state can afford it.
Lawyers for the Minnesota Legislature argue that lawmakers deserve wide latitude to design constitutional ballot questions as they fight an attempt to scuttle a photo ID measure awaiting voters in November, according to new court papers.
Top Minnesota lawmakers have approved an $18,000 legal expense in a fight to preserve a constitutional amendment that would require voters to show a photo ID at the polls.
Minnesota lawmakers quickly bolted for home after spending almost four months sparring over thousands of bills they introduced, debated and mostly shelved.
Minnesota lawmakers working out a final Vikings stadium bill must decide how much money the team should put into the $975 million proposal.
Minnesota Vikings stadium enthusiasts are calling Monday's vote "Game Day For Jobs."
Stadium votes don't run along party lines in the Minnesota Legislature and can be the most difficult — and visible — that lawmakers ever cast.
The Minnesota Legislature will stick around into May to try to reach agreement on tax breaks, state-financed construction projects and a Minnesota Vikings stadium plan.
Some Republican lawmakers at Minnesota's Capitol have found tax increases they could support. They're proposing new taxes on the Minnesota Vikings and their fans to pay for the $1 billion stadium proposal moving at the Capitol.
The Minnesota legislature is wading into a national debate that many concert goers are already having: Should you be allowed to sell your Bruce Springsteen tickets for a profit?
A group of college students is taking on what they see as a loophole in the state constitution. It's referred to as "legislator immunity," and essentially protects lawmakers from arrest during the legislative session.
Two proposals to renovate the Minnesota Capitol with money from the state's Legacy Fund drew concern from some state lawmakers on Tuesday that such a plan would not survive a legal challenge.
Wisconsin lawmakers are taking on a bill that would make teaching about contraception optional in sex education curriculum around the state.
Having taken lumps over last summer's government shutdown, Minnesota lawmakers are considering ways to take the sting out of any future budget standoffs.
Minnesota lawmakers and Gov. Mark Dayton find out Wednesday whether the state checkbook will hold on to a small positive balance or drops back into deficit.
State lawmakers have announced a bipartisan bill that would create a new class of corporations in Minnesota.
